"Go, Luo Sanpao!"
Yu Xiaogang shouted with confidence.
Hearing his command, Luo Sanpao ran toward the center of the formation like a puppet.
Wu Lan watched with anticipation.
He had already obtained both bloodline and consciousness, which made Luo Sanpao useless. Now, with so much soul power and so many soul rings being forced into it, there could only be one outcome.
Sure enough, just as he expected,
Boom!
Luo Sanpao began absorbing the energy, but soon its body bloated. Unable to withstand the massive influx, it exploded.
A scream of agony followed.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt as if his own body was about to burst apart. Luo Sanpao's injuries were directly reflected onto him. Writhing under the unbearable pain, the formation collapsed.
Flender and Liu Erlong, hearing Yu Xiaogang's cries, rushed to his side.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's injuries worsen by the second, with blood seeping from every pore,
Liu Erlong was devastated, tears welled in her eyes.
"Gong, what happened to you?!"
Yu Xiaogang continued screaming until he finally lost consciousness.
Dugu Bo, who had stopped his attack, looked bewildered. I didn't even strike them, yet they managed to injure themselves? After a brief daze, he continued walking toward them. After dealing with this weaklings, he still had to retrieve his stolen herbs.
As Dugu Bo approached, Liu Erlong paid no attention to anything else, her entire focus was on Yu Xiaogang.
Only Flender was frantically racking his brain for a solution. They could never fight a Title Douluo without their fusion skill with there current power, As for talking but Dugu Bo wouldn't wait for explanations.
Suddenly, Flender remembered Tang San's father.
"Senior, please return Tang San, or else you will face consequences!" Flender shouted, his expression deadly serious.
"Oh? A mere Soul Saint dares threaten me? Are you seeking death?" Dugu Bo's killing intent flared.
"Senior, I cannot defeat you. But Tang San's father can." Flender's voice carried confidence.
Dugu Bo froze, instantly alert.
"Who?"
"The youngest Title Douluo in history… Haotian Douluo."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's pupils shrank. He recalled the ruthless man who had killed the Pope of Spirit Hall.
Tang Hao. So Tang San was his son.
If he harmed Tang San, Tang Hao would never let him go.
Seeing Dugu Bo's shaken expression, Flender felt relieved.
"Senior, please release Tang San," Flender pleaded. He knew Title Douluo were proud beings, Pressing too hard could provoke disaster.
Dugu Bo, regaining his composure, snorted arrogantly.
"Hmph. For Haotian Douluo's sake, I will spare Tang San. He will return later."
In truth, he had no intention of releasing Tang San immediately. Solving poison came first. He needed the boy's knowledge for solving his granddaughter Poison. Once that was done, he could return Tang San, and afterward retrieve his herbs from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan without restraint.
Hearing Dugu Bo's promise, Flender had no choice but to accept.
"Alright, Senior."
He sighed and turned toward the unconscious Yu Xiaogang.
"Erlong, let's go back and find a healer to Xiaogong."
Liu Erlong snapped out of her daze and nodded firmly.
"Boss Fu, hurry!"
The trio quickly departed while Dugu Bo returned to his garden.
Watching them leave, Wu Lan ended his silent observation and returned to his courtyard in the capital.
Meanwhile, Flender and Liu Erlong brought Yu Xiaogang back to the academy.
Upon arrival, they summoned every healer available in the academy.
The commotion drew the Shrek Gang, who soon gathered outside where Yu Xiaogang is placed.
Each reacted differently:
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun felt both joy and worry, joy that their tormentor finally suffered, but worry that if Yu Xiaogang died, their own problems would remain unsolved.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong, however, didn't care at all.
Liu Erlong sat by Yu Xiaogang's side, crying, while Flender did his best to comfort her.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing kept calm faces, but inwardly they laughed. They longed to share the news with Wu Lan, but he had already gone off to handle other matters.
Hours later, under the combined efforts of multiple healers, Yu Xiaogang finally regained consciousness.
"W-What happened?" he murmured.
"Gong, how are you?" Liu Erlong asked anxiously.
"I'm alright," Yu Xiaogang muttered, though he winced at the intense pain racking his body. He tried to move but quickly grew frantic.
"W-Why can't I move? What's wrong with me?"
Liu Erlong's face paled in despair.
"How… how could this be?"
A middle-aged healer, his face pale from exhaustion, spoke solemnly.
"We did everything possible to stabilize him. But with our strength, we cannot fully heal him."
Flender's expression tightened.
"Senior, is there any way to save him? No matter the cost, we will pay it."
Liu Erlong nodded desperately in agreement.
The healer shook his head.
"Only the most powerful healers may be able to restore him. But such people are incredibly rare and highly coveted by the great clans and spirit hall. Finding independent one will be… nearly impossible."
Flender fell silent, powerless. But Liu Erlong clenched her fists, determination blazing in her eyes.
Nothing was more important than Yu Xiaogang, her love, her everything. She would swallow her pride and beg her father if needed. If he agreed, the clan would surely provide help.
"Gong, wait for me. I will save you," she vowed, before rushing out to her father's residence.
Flender sighed heavily. He too searched for a solution. Then, glancing around, his eyes fell on Qin Ming.
A thought struck him, the Imperial Academy's team healer. He had seen her abilities firsthand and heard her martial spirit was the number one healing spirit in the world. She might be their only hope.
But remembering their strained circumstances, he hesitated. Still, Liu Erlong's tears weighed on his heart.
Gritting his teeth, he approached Qin Ming.
"Qin Ming, I have a shameless request."
Qin Ming froze in shock at such words.
"Dean, you guided me to where I am today. Please, just give the order, I will do my utmost."
Flender took a deep breath.
"Qin Ming, can you persuade the healer in the Imperial Academy team to come and treat Xiaogong?"